Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-31

A. .r XIV ntNfT Is tNlfht iAf hhNNl'
eiss itcr. a.st. AT Aftsr having ,xhsusrd
To- fssonrCes = TIE town schools. b. DO
csm. as,uts1t - North Yarmouth Acaic-
nv. TIN urt ? IN change ofDr Shuman.
a.. sutsr,' ~ frcshmAn elias ~ Bosdoiu
College o. lass. ari remained there tNO
year. IN isJ5 D. sccspiei an Invitation
o. tsaCi q high school AZ Bethel illil. whsrs
b. MT Niih marked success. lie then
rnmmerclt ths sfnfy ofmedlcins AMI took
~ q gree a iac Maine Medical school 10
$40 ne went into practice ~ PowuAl.
but ca TOT a. tlc trutgery % The VrO'
frsslin ll colrtry town. AMI soon snAn-
a uet be-. Hc hsi charge 90 Monmouth
Acad uY % several years. ani In isti b.
accepted az lnvitsilou ffom the trustees 81
G0ali. AcAiemy 10 Bsihel. which bal
sesn 81 hIshsi a. an ouigrowih 20 The
high seq oi Dc bad previously tsughi ihefv,
40 M rvri n ~ via hls FAMILY. Her, "a
ever sffsI mae a. bone.
~ Tfle rccsIvti The honorary tegrts
20 Nas'sr of Arts from Wsisfvlli. Cslir cs
IN lsts. AZ fr'm B,wioin IN i.cs a.
was prrcsr'or % Gonli. Academy To- L.
palmIr.t drs Tai. wts before ths dsT.
30 Zee high schelis. .sni in a short um'
TIE Acst-ry tu sing hecsme crowded .
Its fulifsi csracity TIE Doctor DOT only
talshi ~ higher Erglish All cltssicAl
.fuiiss. tui ~ natural scisncies ani mol
pru lsrgusges. lnciaiiug German. spanish,
Frtnca auf ltsisa. tls fiiet large nm
bsr - ia Seats flf college. Anf . siili lafs
" rumhrr ftc. ivrf their sniifc training
no his school ils wks an enthusiastic
teacher. 49, Inspired a. sane suthaslssm
among h.s gapIi. H. fsii Gays Win a.
Clsss,s in hltsny. mirrrain-Y aui geology
strc ar..h ircai. A. the sitter ~ ms can
testify
nf Tue remained Ga charge o. Gla.d-
AcsiCmy f0r many YEAR,, ari unui tts
trustees 1ttsrmlnei that an infasion oi
ya1nrgr h.ooi Va rcccssary % - sac-
crssfai managtm eui. th1ggh ihe policy of
ma ~ ttc change was. to sAY - lvtsi. Z
folbuli one Amer leaving ne arAismy
- pf. hsd rhrgr GA Slfmh school 10
Frstrfu NeN lIfk. tholgh CnuuruIng his
fss.drnc, ll Be'h n 49, ascho1i III.
Ser ll nfthc'. CountY Slpefsisnr 81
90. 10 oX'url C1uliY. aGf en- 90 -'fni
mhfrofta. MAlr n1sfi ~ Agfica tlfv.
A. co. irsth Uf d. o. kifi lio.mts, Df
True ~. inriiei hy 10 proqficinfs " o..
MiIsr FIrafr t1 hsc1ms - sgficuitur.l
ciIor. sairl place DC accepted sni asli
irom Narch. issi. % March, i,e9. hc
sas ais1 rl.ilf 20 thc Nlflfi Clarifr daf'
log TIE ~ Yeas 10 ~. Published, an
hAs BEEN fr,glsrt contributor % vafi1us
paper. I'M 10 stat. inciliins me Prii1ai
Irrasrrrf. ONFoEn nEHocR,T. Lfrisi1a
J.urs1l al Nilsr FIrarr Dr Tfne
pnhushri i1 ihe BAL C1ar,sr. . history
~ ihe town % Bethel. which conians
much valgAt.o material fof = History ~
nat oli All iatcrssung iosn. A. the
Ccuteuu.A celebration Ia lsit. &c prrpAr.
e. art read a. historical address. AMI on
~ occasioa % ne hunifeiih anniversary
~ iae iuiisr raif into Bethel, 10 ISL, he
delivered an interesting Accogut OF that
sscutwaich took place In Augusi, lisl.
Tlc Doctor took great Interest Ia lriiau
History. Alt Nask rccoguiIsi auihlfiy
I'm he dialect 20 TIE Abeusqll lntlsns,
sho formerly pcop'ei TIE STATE.
uf Trae 49, vel krosu In vAfi1us
parts of she state ~ lscigrer upon geoi.
or at klltrct sciences. Iaerc IL bard.
" Any sanicci connecisd with The physicN
scisncgs upon which BE- couli Dot iuislli-
gently converse lie sxceiled especially 10
miuerAlogy Ani geology. Ills collections
iu his department. have b-cn large sui
valuable. Tas Doctor oontlnaei - teach
Up % tie tlmr he wAs sifickvn down with
paralysis. Art bal tse harness on When
that event t1,k p.ace. lie taught Al Milan
ani Gorhsm. y. n Ani his lat work va
a. Liictfsli Araiemy. Thls Sas Ia i,,J.
at be- was carried home ncafly helpless.
tIe Improved some. bat not materially. be
fore the .econi OF fatal shock cane Doc
tor True VA tSice married HIS rrsi
wife Nas Ruth Wirsl1s ~ Falmouth, who
dies OF consumption In ist9 Two a her
chllir,u. Harriet ani Bfackstt Wiuslog
Trus. died ~ the sane dlseass. Tnfy were
bright, smart children, excellent sca0.Ars.
BAT iae disease which they bal Inherited
began 20 develop A. they began % apPro,ch
msn ard wumanhort, ard sWsp, then
Awsy. for second wife Dr. True married
SasAauA Weber Stevens % Sweden. Ne.
by hi. marriage there l. one son. John,
Who j. Currsctri With The Publishing
House OF ilo1ghtou. MiffiIn a Co. and
two OF more daughters. One OF the daugh.
tsrs has hsc1nf prOn .i-ni ~ at-sch-r
% articulation - deaf nate, aud has
taught both l1 ials country AID In Euglaud
For thirty ass years or more. Dr. TT us
occupied oue ~ The mott bcsuiifal siiua.
tons In TIE chsrming village % Bethel
HI lis c1nnodlOus house Il shaded by
cne oii trees. and the avenue leading % u
l. also shaded by trees. some OF which
were planted by his pupils more than thir.
" years Ago. lie also hsf small ouily.
log farm where be had Que orchard, and
where be kept more or less Into crops A.
long a. b. wss able % work. lie WAS one
ofthe mo.t Industrious Of men, never los
lng any tine. sat WAS ever 80 early riser.
In statute. be was below the medium and
very compactly huiit. lie Was ofanervous
Temperament, very quick In al bis motions,
AID q very rapid walker. How oten Ia
the olien time. when q student OF Bethel,
has ths wri,s- % this been amused ~ see
Ing the doctor striving 20 regulate his
steps 80 ~ % keep along with bis wife.
when on their Way % church. lie co1id
DO this very Vel 50 long A. be gave bis
undivided Aiien;ion % Il. ous TIE moment
he became distracted. AMI TIA. Vas qalie
frequently. he woaii strike out with . fye-
minute gait. ami hls wife would Often be
ler several rods behind. before he came 20
himself
Dr. True was not profound MAJ. Ills
mistake was the too Often Que. % going
over TOO much ground, and doing bis work
Ouly lndlf-rruily we'll Had be oounaei
himself % minsralOgy and geology a.
special;iss. Ne woald have made high bis
mark. Bu, Ne believed. and 80 taught bis
scholars. that al education consists In
knowing sOm,thing about everything, aud
fOll0wlng cat this principle. be gained .
superb. iN knouictge OF many branches,
snd va profound In none. lie was =
kind-hsaTtsd. genial man. full OF sympathy
Cor hose WHO were striving 20 educate
themselves with limited means, pleasant In
The schO0i-room, aud unusually popular
with bis pupils. lie accomplished much
more Cor others than he DID Tor himself,
and hundreds Of bis old scholars In differ
ent parts ofthe country. win sorrow At
The news OF his death. DIR. True was q
devoted member OF the Congregatlo
canrch In Bethel. and lived llfe consist.
eat with his profession. lie VAS kind 10
bis family, an oollging nslghbor. interest.
81 In the cause OF temperance. humanity.
progress and virtue. and has len q name
without renrosch. w. ID l..